Every day when I come home from work, I set my TV to run non-stop Steve Mags videos. I run through a minimum of 20 videos per day. And I will every day I am able to- kinda like a vigil. Not sure if that little bit helps his bottom line or not. But its the best I can do right now. Get well to the best buddy I never met. Steve Mags!!!
Steve is a legend, a walking encyclopedia of automotive knowledge. I am looking forward to good news and seeing him onscreen again soon. May everyone’s prayers for Steve be answered as many are missing him.
The Rabbit was called the Golf in Germany at the time I opened the US VW factory in Westmoreland County PA, 1978. The factory lasted for only ten years, as sales dwindled once the Japanese cars arrived with better reliability. You can always tell a US built Rabbit by the square headlamps, as they were round from Germany. In later years, we built the Jetta, to no avail, and you can tell the US built ones as they have rear seat head restraints, A rare vehicle is the Rabbit pickup truck, which many employees had at the time. It was a good ten years, but ended up being a colossal waste for VW.
An associate of mine, a loudmouth trumpet player with the body build and personality of Jethro Bodine, bought one of these about 10 years ago and drove it into my driveway with a big smile on his face, happy with his hew acquisition. I was smiling because he made it look like a clown car or a baby carriage - his head was far above the windshield header and the roll bar. Quite comical.
My 84.5 Rabbit Convertible had a 1.8L and a close ratio trans from the factory. These were GTIs with a drop top. That car was so much fun to drive on HWY 1 in California.
Had to laugh when the quarter window came unstuck. My mother had the same problem with her diesel Golf in Australia. I had completely forgotten about the number of times the glass mounts detached and had to be epoxied back into place.
I didn’t catch it the first time around but I had an 81 Rabbit (4 door winter car) for a few years. The engine was very different in terms of fuel injection and mine didn’t have the extra vacuum assist container. Be well Steve - we’re all still here for you. ~ Chuck
Hopefully we will see you back soon Steve. I commented in the first run of this video on the Rabbit Convertible. I had a 1980 Convertible, originally triple white, and it had a 1.6, Fuel Injection, and a 5-speed. I eventually sold it with over 500k miles on it!!!
These Bunnies are cool, and were thought of as "chick" cars back when..now the lucky few who have them in good shape are drawing attention wherever they show up, top down throwbacks finally getting some love 💕
Steve, you are so relatible for sharing not only your love for the hemi, but also your highschool crush. She was most definitly a super cutie. Thanks so much for what you do. So much enlightenment and memories.
Get well Steve! Love what you do, you are a huge asset to all of us car people, and you make some of the most entertaining and interesting videos I've seen.
I had a '79 Rabbit L sedan with the 1.5L naturally aspirated diesel. Wonderful little car. Fantastic car for me as a high school student. It topped out at no more than 70 mph, and, it got 50-55 mpg.
I had a 1980 gas Rabbit and a 1981 diesel Rabbit. It was 30 mpg with the gas one and 50+ mpg with the diesel. These were sold in the US as the Rabbit but everywhere else in the world as the Golf. I remember seeing these in Naploi, Italia when I was there in 1976, USMC at the time, and wondered why it said Golf on it instead of Rabbit.
Get well Steve! We’re all pulling for you. I think a spike in the exchange rate between the German Mark and US dollar played a role in the steep price of this car. As I recall all German manufacturers had to deal with sticker shock in the USA Almost ran Porsche out of business Might have been why VW built hatchbacks in PA
Our family car was a '76 4 speed manual Rabbit. Fairly quick, definitely had good torque, and handled well. All attributes of VWs ever since. One thing it did very well was go thru snow. FWD and a fairly torquey engine and good manners made it great in the snow. Had a guy that always tried to 'race' me with a Pontiac Formula. He never stood a chance. That weak engine and heavy car never stood a chance. I remember it getting about 40mpg highway, which was very good then. A wonderful little car that just kept going.
My mother-in-law drove an 84 Rabbit Convertible off the showroom floor in Lewiston Idaho in 1984. my wife and I ended up with it nearly 20 years later. Fun car to drive, but it had not been cared for very well and had many gremlins. I grew to hate that car for many reasons, especially since I was the mechanic. Still have the wife, and the MIL. But that vert is long gone.
Hey Steve! Just watched your video and I couldn't help but chuckle at your clever name for those stuck roof hinges C-arthritis. Hilarious! Hoping you recover wonderfully and can keep bringing us more entertaining content yourself.
Love and prayers to you and your family during this hard time. You mean so much to so many in so many unlikely places. Thank you for the impact you have had on all of us.
Wishing all the best - a speedy and complete recovery for Steve! A correction - 1981 was not the first year for the Bosch FI on the Rabbits/Jettas in the US. VW had the FI on the '77 Rabbit - carbs were on the '75's and '76's. FI from 77 forward. I bought a new Rabbit in '78, totaled it and bought a new Jetta in '80. The '78 had the 1457cc injected 4 cylinder; the '80 Jetta had the 1588cc fuel injected 4 cylinder.
In Germany, we call these "Erdbeerkörbchen" or little strawberry baskets because with that rollbar, they look like the little baskets strawberries are sold in.
I wasn't aware there was anyone else looming in old junkyards abandoned cars and such. I have a RUclips channel too. I remember this guy well. I just Bing watched all your stuff
I will soon be in the market for a 1975 - 80 VW Rabbit. My first car was a '75 Rabbit, made in Germany.... My Roach Coach. Awsome performance on the hills in Pittsburgh..... until it fell apart. Oh well. Glory Days!
i figured steve & i were similar in age, i suppose we are since we both graduated in 82. hope you get well soon bud, your part of our culture & morning routine.
First, please get well Steve. Also, in the US, the rabbit went through 1984. I owned a 1984 Rabbit GTi while working at a VW dealer in NJ. The “original hot-hatch (Rabbit GTi was made from 1983 to 1984 only. In 1985, the golf and the GTi were introduced. My step-parent had a silver GTI which I drove to my HS graduation June of 1985. I also Owned a 1978 Rabbit-C which I’m pretty certain was fuel injected. Loved every one of those cars. So much fun to drive
Had a Rabbitt, loved it, had so much fun in my high school years with it. Was the “Wolfsburg “ edition….thought I was hot shit…lol. Would have gotten along with Lizzie I’m sure. Hope you and Steve are well…peace. Brother.
Steve, as always......wonderful history presentation of "Junk Yard Cars" and their influence in our lives. Keep it coming....Wishing you a speedy and total recovery. My prayers are with you.
Had a forest green one with a black top and tan interior. Blew the engine on the way home with it. Had just traded a 1971 RS camaro for that I built out of all the leftover junk parts that were left from three cars I had made into one good one, also a '71 RS 350. Serves me right. Dad put an engine in it and I gave it to my sister.
That Rabbit convertible is so highly collectible nowdays. It has become the type of car that would turn heads at the most upmarket function for its appealing simplicity and 'boxy' style. Interesting fact: The basic Rabbit/Golf after the Beetle was designed by Pinifarina where all the design elements are simplified to the extreme and yet exude something quite iconic. I understand VW sold more of the basic Rabbit/Golf than the iconic Beetle by a large margin. Successful transition.
Hope all is well with Steve, hopefully we'll see him back soon!
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It's pretty serious, hoping for the best outcome
Every day when I come home from work, I set my TV to run non-stop Steve Mags videos. I run through a minimum of 20 videos per day. And I will every day I am able to- kinda like a vigil. Not sure if that little bit helps his bottom line or not. But its the best I can do right now. Get well to the best buddy I never met. Steve Mags!!!
@@giggiddy good idea, I am going to do that also!
@@07tacomaman God bless buddy. And Godspeed to Steve.
Get well Steve, we all miss you 😮
Steve is a legend, a walking encyclopedia of automotive knowledge. I am looking forward to good news and seeing him onscreen again soon.
May everyone’s prayers for Steve be answered as many are missing him.
Prayers sent out to Steve and his family.
We love you Steve and hope you're doing well. We miss seeing you on here. I mean re runs are okay, but we need ya. Get well, we all miss you Steve!
Get well bro.
That rabbit looks like it's been in pretty good shape being left in a field like that. Wish you the best and a good recovery Steve!
The Rabbit was called the Golf in Germany at the time I opened the US VW factory in Westmoreland County PA, 1978. The factory lasted for only ten years, as sales dwindled once the Japanese cars arrived with better reliability. You can always tell a US built Rabbit by the square headlamps, as they were round from Germany. In later years, we built the Jetta, to no avail, and you can tell the US built ones as they have rear seat head restraints, A rare vehicle is the Rabbit pickup truck, which many employees had at the time. It was a good ten years, but ended up being a colossal waste for VW.
I was always curious about that VW plant, having lived in PA my whole life. Thanks for sharing.
Prayers to Steve and his family, praying for a full recovery.
I hope Steve soon will be fully recovered. We can't miss him!
An associate of mine, a loudmouth trumpet player with the body build and personality of Jethro Bodine, bought one of these about 10 years ago and drove it into my driveway with a big smile on his face, happy with his hew acquisition. I was smiling because he made it look like a clown car or a baby carriage - his head was far above the windshield header and the roll bar. Quite comical.
Get well soon, Steve.
I hope Liz sees this and gets in contact with you for a drive :)
She's married with a couple of children I believe.
My 84.5 Rabbit Convertible had a 1.8L and a close ratio trans from the factory. These were GTIs with a drop top. That car was so much fun to drive on HWY 1 in California.
Get well soon Steve. We miss your videos even if MotorTrend was so short sighted!
Had to laugh when the quarter window came unstuck. My mother had the same problem with her diesel Golf in Australia. I had completely forgotten about the number of times the glass mounts detached and had to be epoxied back into place.
Still love those quarter windows. Throw out all the electronic gadgets - just give the motorist vent windows - can't be that difficult to do.
GET WELL SOON, STEVE!!!!!!!!!
I didn’t catch it the first time around but I had an 81 Rabbit (4 door winter car) for a few years. The engine was very different in terms of fuel injection and mine didn’t have the extra vacuum assist container. Be well Steve - we’re all still here for you. ~ Chuck
Hope you're doing well! My wife and I have always been amazed at your vast automotive knowledge. Take care!
I could listen to Steve talk all day! GET WELL SOON!!!
Hopefully we will see you back soon Steve.
I commented in the first run of this video on the Rabbit Convertible. I had a 1980 Convertible, originally triple white, and it had a 1.6, Fuel Injection, and a 5-speed. I eventually sold it with over 500k miles on it!!!
Hope Steve is doing well sending prayers and may God bless him and his family hopefully it's a speedy recovery 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
These Bunnies are cool, and were thought of as "chick" cars back when..now the lucky few who have them in good shape are drawing attention wherever they show up, top down throwbacks finally getting some love 💕
We miss you and that Little Scene Stealer
Best wishes to you Steve! I'm praying for you to have a speedy recovery.
Get well Steve ! Prayers for you !!!!!!!
5:20 when a vent window has been held against its will for 50 years and seizes a chance for freedom
Pop out window. ( I've been driving car since 1982.)
Steve, I've watched you since the GOLD era and I highly respect your work. i hope you get well soon! Project REM CHARGER needs you! God bless!
Steve, you are so relatible for sharing not only your love for the hemi, but also your highschool crush. She was most definitly a super cutie. Thanks so much for what you do. So much enlightenment and memories.
Steve we are all praying for you!!!!
I'm a major fan. Sending prayers for a quick and complete healing.
Get well Steve! Love what you do, you are a huge asset to all of us car people, and you make some of the most entertaining and interesting videos I've seen.
Hopefully we’ll see Steve back soon. Will keep him in our prayers.
Watching again for Steve. Really hoping you get well soon.
Get well soon Steve!! Ottawa Canada
Watch all your videos learned more about old cars from you than anyone. We need you back. Hope for the best. Get well soon.
Hello from England. Get well soon Steve 👍
I had a '79 Rabbit L sedan with the 1.5L naturally aspirated diesel. Wonderful little car. Fantastic car for me as a high school student. It topped out at no more than 70 mph, and, it got 50-55 mpg.
I really enjoy all of Steve's video. I hope he is doing well.
Get well soon!
I had a 1980 gas Rabbit and a 1981 diesel Rabbit. It was 30 mpg with the gas one and 50+ mpg with the diesel. These were sold in the US as the Rabbit but everywhere else in the world as the Golf. I remember seeing these in Naploi, Italia when I was there in 1976, USMC at the time, and wondered why it said Golf on it instead of Rabbit.
Sending you all our positive energy Steve, you have many more junkyard treasures to find!
And to the trolls, jealousy will get you nowhere. Take notice, mans been missing for a month,and his suscriber count keeps going up.
There are only 4 car shows I watch on RUclips. This is one of them. Get well Steve. We need you.
Get well soon Steve. We miss you. You're in our thoughts & prayers.
Sweet rabbit! Sending hugs and well wishes for a full recovery, Steve! Thanks for sharing your passion with us!
Praying for you Steve
Here after the slightly better news we love you Steve!
Steve, you have millions of fans pulling for you, Bud .... Katie misses you too !!
Whoa, dont know your own strength...window pops out...love ya Steve. God heal you.
I had an 81 Rabbit diesel, was my first car. It was 30 years old at the time and worn out but it never left me stranded.
Those diesel Rabbits got great mpg my Uncle had one in the early 80’s also. 👍
Praying for you Steve... hang in there man!
Prayers for you Steve and complete healing!
That's a bummer! Get well Steve- I enjoy your videos and hope you can get back to your life soon.🙏
Praying for you Steve! Get back up & running!
Wishing Steve a speedy recovery! ❤️🩹 🙏we miss you man!
Super Shane: Thank you for keeping the channel operational!!!😮
Hoping the best for you Steve. Get well soon sir.
Get well Steve! We’re all pulling for you.
I think a spike in the exchange rate between the German Mark and US dollar played a role in the steep price of this car.
As I recall all German manufacturers had to deal with sticker shock in the USA
Almost ran Porsche out of business
Might have been why VW built hatchbacks in PA
Get well your truly a treasure to all of car nuts
Wishing you a complete and fast recovery
Truly enjoy your podcasts and knolage
Our family car was a '76 4 speed manual Rabbit.
Fairly quick, definitely had good torque, and handled well. All attributes of VWs ever since. One thing it did very well was go thru snow. FWD and a fairly torquey engine and good manners made it great in the snow.
Had a guy that always tried to 'race' me with a Pontiac Formula. He never stood a chance. That weak engine and heavy car never stood a chance.
I remember it getting about 40mpg highway, which was very good then.
A wonderful little car that just kept going.
As an owner of a 09 rabbit I must say its the most fun I have ever had in any car that I have owned..
Thanks for the exact info Steve , back in the day I had a 78 Rabbit in Canada and it had the Bosch mechanical fuel injection.
Here from Hoovies helping video.
I like it, that rabbit needs rescuing such cool cars, add the euro spec bumpers though!
Get well Steve 💪
Uncle Tony is right. Steve knows...and talks a lot.😊 Get well soon Steve mate!!!🙏🏻💕
Love it! my mom had one. Fun litte, dependable car. Good job Mags and super Shane!
Hope you get well soon Steve love and prayers from New Zealand 🇳🇿
My mother-in-law drove an 84 Rabbit Convertible off the showroom floor in Lewiston Idaho in 1984. my wife and I ended up with it nearly 20 years later. Fun car to drive, but it had not been cared for very well and had many gremlins. I grew to hate that car for many reasons, especially since I was the mechanic.
Still have the wife, and the MIL. But that vert is long gone.
Steve talking rabbits, showing foxes. I had a 89 fox. Great car.
Awesome video I had a 1980 rabbit diesel 48 mpg loved it
Me too, loved it
I remember seeing a Rabbit Convertible downtown a lot in my small town as a kid. Always fascinated me
I believe that was called the Cabriolet
Hey Steve! Just watched your video and I couldn't help but chuckle at your clever name for those stuck roof hinges C-arthritis. Hilarious! Hoping you recover wonderfully and can keep bringing us more entertaining content yourself.
Praying for strength and healing Steve 🙏👍
Love and prayers to you and your family during this hard time. You mean so much to so many in so many unlikely places. Thank you for the impact you have had on all of us.
Hang in there, Steve. We’re rooting for you!
Keeping Steve in my thoughts and prayers.
Prayers for you Buddy! One of the original "Car Guys" hope you recover well and get back to JY Crawling!
Pronta recuperación Steve ,best regards fron Uruguay
Wishing all the best - a speedy and complete recovery for Steve! A correction - 1981 was not the first year for the Bosch FI on the Rabbits/Jettas in the US. VW had the FI on the '77 Rabbit - carbs were on the '75's and '76's. FI from 77 forward. I bought a new Rabbit in '78, totaled it and bought a new Jetta in '80. The '78 had the 1457cc injected 4 cylinder; the '80 Jetta had the 1588cc fuel injected 4 cylinder.
nice....tell me the last time you saw a mk1 jetta on the road.....or the mk1 jetta 2 door! (more scarce then the rabbit)
Get well soon and thank you for this video showcasing a car which I owned in the same color. Had to look twice to make sure it wasn’t mine!
In Germany, we call these "Erdbeerkörbchen" or little strawberry baskets because with that rollbar, they look like the little baskets strawberries are sold in.
Keep the faith and get better soon, Steve! You Mopar guys are a tough breed, and you’ll get through this.
I wasn't aware there was anyone else looming in old junkyards abandoned cars and such. I have a RUclips channel too. I remember this guy well. I just Bing watched all your stuff
I will soon be in the market for a 1975 - 80 VW Rabbit. My first car was a '75 Rabbit, made in Germany.... My Roach Coach. Awsome performance on the hills in Pittsburgh..... until it fell apart. Oh well. Glory Days!
Getter more better Steve...we miss you!
i figured steve & i were similar in age, i suppose we are since we both graduated in 82. hope you get well soon bud, your part of our culture & morning routine.
Get well soon have enjoyed all your shows here from my junk yard in Canada
I had a 1982… man I miss it. Fun little car. 👍
First, please get well Steve. Also, in the US, the rabbit went through 1984. I owned a 1984 Rabbit GTi while working at a VW dealer in NJ. The “original hot-hatch (Rabbit GTi was made from 1983 to 1984 only. In 1985, the golf and the GTi were introduced. My step-parent had a silver GTI which I drove to my HS graduation June of 1985. I also Owned a 1978 Rabbit-C which I’m pretty certain was fuel injected. Loved every one of those cars. So much fun to drive
The first rental car I remember my mother ever bringing home was a 1976 Rabbit sedan.
Used to pass a Rabbit factory when I'd visit my grandparents in southwest PA when I was a kid.
I will never not click and watch these reposts. I hope Steve is doing well.
Had a Rabbitt, loved it, had so much fun in my high school years with it. Was the “Wolfsburg “ edition….thought I was hot shit…lol. Would have gotten along with Lizzie I’m sure. Hope you and Steve are well…peace. Brother.
We had an 82 Diesel Rabbit and then maybe an 84 gas. The gas one never wanted to start but ran great when it did. We fortunately lived on a hill :)
Steve, as always......wonderful history presentation of "Junk Yard Cars" and their influence in our lives. Keep it coming....Wishing you a speedy and total recovery. My prayers are with you.
Love ya brother. Praying for your recovery.
Thanks for the content. Be well.
Had a forest green one with a black top and tan interior. Blew the engine on the way home with it. Had just traded a 1971 RS camaro for that I built out of all the leftover junk parts that were left from three cars I had made into one good one, also a '71 RS 350. Serves me right. Dad put an engine in it and I gave it to my sister.
Friend of mine got a brand new one in high school. Only one I ever saw in yellow.
Hope you’re back to 100% soon!
Thinking of you, Steve. God Bless and prayers for a speedy recovery.
the grill of the rabbit sums up my emotions right about now :/ get well soon Steve
That Rabbit convertible is so highly collectible nowdays. It has become the type of car that would turn heads at the most upmarket function for its appealing simplicity and 'boxy' style. Interesting fact: The basic Rabbit/Golf after the Beetle was designed by Pinifarina where all the design elements are simplified to the extreme and yet exude something quite iconic. I understand VW sold more of the basic Rabbit/Golf than the iconic Beetle by a large margin. Successful transition.